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FRITZ!CARD This manual and the software it describes are protected by copyright. The manual and software as presented are the object of a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the license conditions. The licensee bears all risk in regard to hazards and impairments of quality which may arise in connection with the use of this product.
Contents CONTENTS 1 Welcome to FRITZ!Card .............................................4 1.1 What was Delivered? ............................................................................... 4 1.2 Latest Drivers for FRITZ!Card.................................................................... 5 1.3 How to Contact Us .................................................................................. 5 2 All about FRITZ!Card .................................................6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.
1 Welcome to FRITZ!Card 1 WELCOME TO FRITZ!CARD This manual is your introduction to FRITZ!Card. 1.1 What was Delivered? After opening and unpacking the box, you should have the following on the table in front of you: • 1 FRITZ!Card FRITZ!Card is an AVM ISDN-Controller which connects your computer to the ISDN. FRITZ!Card is installed (by you) in your computer. • 1 ISDN cable The supplied cable allows you to connect FRITZ!Card to the ISDN socket.
1 Welcome to FRITZ!Card If the computer on which you want to install FRITZ!Card does not have a CD-ROM drive, you may copy the required software onto diskettes for private purposes. AVM will not supply the FRITZ!Card software on diskettes. • 1 FRITZ!Card manual (you are reading it right now) • 1 FRITZ!32 manual Manual for the FRITZ!32 communications software • 1 registration card This card is used for registering customers in the AVM customer database.
2 All about FRITZ!Card 2 ALL ABOUT FRITZ!CARD With FRITZ!Card, AVM offers an integrated communications package which makes the advantages of ISDN available to you: a high transfer rate, rapid establishment of connections, optimum line quality and maximum operational reliability. FRITZ!Card consists of several different components: • The AVM ISDN Controller FRITZ!Card with the associated driver software.
2 All about FRITZ!Card 2.1 What Does FRITZ!Card Require? The following requirements must be met before you can operate the AVM ISDN Controller FRITZ!Card in your computer: • Your computer must have a free 8-bit or 16-bit plug-in slot because FRITZ!Card is designed as a plug-in card for computers with a PC/AT bus system. If both types of slot are available, you should insert FRITZ!Card into the 16-bit slot. • Find out which protocol is provided on your ISDN line by the ISDN network operator.
2 All about FRITZ!Card 2.2 How Does FRITZ!Card Work? FRITZ!Card simply plugs into a free slot on the PC/AT bus. It is connected to the ISDN basic connection via the S0 interface on the FRITZ!Card. This interface is connected to the ISDN connection by means of the supplied cable. The driver software associated with FRITZ!Card is loaded from the hard disk upon starting Windows. It controls the communication and data transfer processes, for example the simultaneous use of the B channels.
2 All about FRITZ!Card The current driver software allows you to use FRITZ!Card with all CAPI-based Windows fax applications. The controller supports the sending and receiving of faxes at a rate of up to 14400 baud. It behaves like a Group 3 fax machine. SoftModem FRITZ!Card additionally offers the CAPI SoftModem performance feature.
2 All about FRITZ!Card configuration of the application can be obtained from your service provider. ISDN file transfer For ISDN file transfer you use FRITZ!data with the IDtrans or Eurofile transfer protocols. The use of V.42bis data compression on both sides optimizes the transfer rate. Group 3 fax For faxing to devices with the Group 3 fax standard, the fax emulation is generated in the CAPI driver. The user-friendly and practical FRITZ! module FRITZ!fax is recommended as the fax application.
2 All about FRITZ!Card Remote Access Service, Intranet, X.31 etc. If you wish to avail yourself of the aforementioned services, you should contact the relevant service provider for information about access conditions and settings.
2 All about FRITZ!Card addressed by way of multiple subscriber numbers (MSN). Each ISDN connection has at least three MSNs. If you have connected your PBX to one of the ISDN sockets and your PC containing FRITZ!Card to the other ISDN socket, you will require additional ISDN sockets to connect other ISDN terminal equipment such as an ISDN telephone (see gray area in the following Figure). NT SO SO SO ISDN-Anlage mit ananlogen Nebenstellen ISDN-Telefon Analog-Telefon mit Anrufbeantworter Fig.
2 All about FRITZ!Card service indicator “voice”. This is why it is important to specify which call is to be accepted with which MSN by which FRITZ! module or by an ISDN telephone or a PBX. Please refer to the FRITZ! manual or the FRITZ! online help for the detailed configuration instructions.
3 How to Install FRITZ!Card – Windows 95 3 HOW TO INSTALL FRITZ!CARD You have the facility to install FRITZ!Card in Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation i386) or Windows 3.x. For further information, please refer to the relevant sections. 3.1 Installation in Windows 95 The FRITZ!Card CD contains an introduction which provides you with information about the contents of the CD. You can start the introduction by going into the Explorer and double-clicking on the file INTRO.
3 How to Install FRITZ!Card – Windows 95 ard is now started. This assists you in the installation of new hardware components. • Select the first entry “Other devices” because FRITZ!Card has not yet been included in the list maintained by Windows 95 at this time. Then click on Next. • Please be patient at this point. Windows 95 now searches for all the hardware components which have already been installed and displays them in the next window. Then click on the Have Disk… button in this window.
3 How to Install FRITZ!Card – Windows 95 2. Setting the I/O Area (I/O Address) on FRITZ!Card • In the second step of installation, if necessary, change the jumper position for the I/O area (I/O address) on FRITZ!Card. Use the value displayed in the hardware wizard. For how to change the jumper position, see Chapter 6 “Setting the I/O Area (I/O Address) on FRITZ!Card”. 3.
3 How to Install FRITZ!Card – Windows 95 You may also specify a different folder. If the information you have given is correct, click on Next. • Now in the next window, specify which D channel protocol in used on your ISDN connection (1TR6 or DSS1). Click on the desired protocol type and then on Next. • The installation program will now copy all files to the specified folder. The driver is entered in the Registry so that FRITZ!Card is activated automatically when Windows 95 is started.
3 How to Install FRITZ!Card – Windows 95 be found in Chapter 6 “Changing the I/O Area (I/O Address) on FRITZ!Card”. 3.1.2 Uninstalling FRITZ!Card in Windows 95 To uninstall FRITZ!Card in Windows 95, open the Control Panel of Windows 95 (Start/Settings) and double-click on the Add/ Remove Programs icon. “AVM ISDN-Controller FRITZ!Card” is included in the list of installed software. Mark this entry and then click on the Add/Remove button. The uninstall program is started.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows NT 3.2 Installation in Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation i386) You have the facility to install FRITZ!Card with the aid of the introduction contained on the CD. This introduction guides you through the installation procedure and gives you installation instructions. Start the CD introduction by going into the Explorer and doubleclicking on the file INTRO.HLP in the root directory of the FRITZ!Card CD. To install the driver software for FRITZ!Card in Windows NT 4.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows NT change the jumper position directly on the card. For how to change the jumper position, see Chapter 6 “Setting the I/O Area (I/O Address) on FRITZ!Card”. 2. Installing FRITZ!Card in the PC • After checking and, if necessary, changing the jumper position on FRITZ!Card, installation of FRITZ!Card is now carried out. Before performing the installation, switch off the PC and all other connected units and pull out the power plugs.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows NT • On the following page, click on the icon ISDN-Controller FRITZ!Card and then on the following page, click on the Start installation icon. • After completion of initialization, the welcome screen for installation appears. Click on Next. You can quit the installation procedure at any time by means of the Exit button. • In the next window, specify the folder in which you wish to install the FRITZ!Card software. The default is C:\IDRIVER.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows NT • To take FRITZ!Card into operation, restart Windows. FRITZ!Card is loaded every time Windows is started. When you exit Windows, FRITZ!Card is automatically deactivated. The installation of FRITZ!Card for Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation i386) is now completed. 3.2.1 Changing the Settings in the Software If you wish to subsequently change the value for the I/O area (I/O address) and the interrupt, you must reinstall the FRITZ!Card driver software. 3.2.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows 3.x 3.3 Installation in Windows 3.x You have the facility to install FRITZ!Card with the aid of the introduction contained on the CD. This introduction guides you through the installation procedure and gives you installation instructions. Start the CD introduction by going into the File Manager and double-clicking on the file INTRO.HLP in the root directory of the FRITZ!Card CD. FRITZ!Card is installed on your computer by means of a detailed installation program.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows 3.x 2. Installing FRITZ!Card in the PC • After checking and, if necessary, changing the jumper position on FRITZ!Card, installation of FRITZ!Card is now carried out. Before performing the installation, switch off the PC and all other connected units and pull out the power plugs. • Loosen the screws of the PC housing and open the PC. • Select an appropriate slot, remove the slot plate on the top end and insert FRITZ!Card into the selected slot.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows 3.x • The message “Initializing Setup...” appears. After completion of initialization, the welcome screen for installation appears. Click on Next. You can quit the installation procedure at any time by means of the Exit button. • In the next window, specify the directory in which you wish to install the FRITZ!Card software. The default is C:\IDRIVER. You can also specify another directory. If the information you have given is correct, click on Next.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows 3.x 3.3.1 Changing the Settings in the Software Changing the D channel protocol and data compression If you wish to subsequently change the D channel protocol or the settings for data compression, run the installation program for FRITZ!Card again. Changing the I/O address and the interrupt in the software If you wish to subsequently change the value for the I/O address or the interrupt in the software, start the FRITZ!Card Setup program in the AVM program group.
3 Installation der FRITZ!Card – Windows 3.x 3.3.2 Uninstalling FRITZ!Card in Windows 3.x To uninstall FRITZ!Card, call up the Setup program from the FRITZ!Card CD (in the directory CARDWAREFRITZCRD\ WINDOWS.3xx). After the welcome screen, select the “Uninstall” option. Follow the on-screen instructions. Finally you are requested to restart the computer. This concludes the uninstallation of FRITZ!Card.
4 Mit der FRITZ!Card in das Internet 4 ONTO THE INTERNET WITH FRITZ!CARD In addition to the traditional ISDN services file transfer, fax, videotext etc. based on the ISDN interface COMMON-ISDN-API (CAPI), FRITZ!Card also supports connections to the Internet. For connection to the Internet using FRITZ!Card, AVM offers you the following two system drivers for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0: • AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver • AVM NDIS WAN CAPI Driver 4.
4 Mit der FRITZ!Card in das Internet 4.2 The AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver The AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver allows programs with a suitable interface (VCOM/”Modem”) to also use the communications interfaces of Windows 95 for ISDN. When the ISDN CAPI Port Driver is installed, a number of “virtual modems” which can be accessed by suitable programs are set up in the operating system. These “modems” differ only by virtue of their preconfigured register settings.
4 Mit der FRITZ!Card in das Internet 4.3 The AVM NDIS WAN CAPI Driver The AVM NDIS WAN CAPI Driver permits the ISDN integration of operating system functions in Windows 95 and Windows NT. The AVM NDIS WAN CAPI Driver permits the use of Remote Access Services (RAS) via ISDN. NDIS is the abbreviation for Network Device Interface Specification and is a standard for interfacing network cards (hardware) to network protocols (software).
4 Mit der FRITZ!Card in das Internet In order to keep your telephone costs low, you are best advised to look for a provider with a local point of presence. 4.5 ISDN CAPI Port Driver or NDIS WAN CAPI Driver? The deployment opportunities for the respective driver concept are described in detail in the associated documentation (HLP files).
5 FRITZ! Installation 5 FRITZ! INSTALLATION On the CD you will find two different versions of the FRITZ! communications software. One version, FRITZ!, is a 16-bit version for Windows 3.x. The other version, FRITZ!32, is a 32-bit version for Windows 95 and Windows NT. Both versions are based on the CAPI 2.0 application interface. The procedure for installing the two versions of FRITZ! is the same. Proceed as follows to install FRITZ! or FRITZ!32: • Restart your computer. If you are using Windows 3.
5 FRITZ! Installation • In the next window displayed, choose a program group for FRITZ!. The default is FRITZ!. Confirm with Next. • You then need to decide whether quick installation or installation with configuration is to be performed. If you select Quick Installation, FRITZ! is installed with the default settings in the specified directory/folder. All configuration parameters can then be entered into the individual FRITZ! modules.
5 FRITZ! Installation 5.2 Help for FRITZ! The following FRITZ! manuals can be found on the CD: FRITZ! FRITZ!32 Detailed manual for the 16-bit version of FRITZ! Detailed manual for the 32-bit version of FRITZ! The manuals use the PDF format (Portable Document Format). You can read, search and print these documents by using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The installation program for the Adobe Acrobat Reader is also included on the FRITZ!Card CD.
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6 Konfiguration der FRITZ!Card 6 SETTING THE I/O ADDRESS ON FRITZ!CARD A permanent I/O area (I/O address) and an interrupt must be assigned to FRITZ!Card in the PC in order to enable it to be managed. The I/O area is both set directly on the card and also specified in the software. The interrupt is entered only in the software. The time at which these settings are required depends on the installation procedure in the operating system in question and is described in Chapter 3 “How to Install Fritz!Card”.
6 Konfiguration der FRITZ!Card Steckplatzblech I/O-Address 200 ISDN-Buchse I/O-Address 240 I/O-Address 300 gesteckter Jumper I/O-Address 340 Fig. 4 2. FRITZ!Card with Jumper set to I/O Address 300 To set a new I/O area (I/O address), simply reposition the jumper. Make sure that the new value is not already being used by another plug-in card. 3. Now physically install FRITZ!Card in your computer. Follow the instructions from the relevant sections of Chapter 3 “How to Install FRITZ!Card”.
